Digital approach to fabricating a retrofitted abutment for reuse of an existing implant-supported fixed partial denture after the failure of an implant

Ju-Hyoung Lee

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.08.027

Digital approach to fabricating a retrofitted abutment for reuse of an existing implant-supported fixed partial denture after the failure of an implant

J Prosthet Dent. 2022 Feb;127(2):223-227. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.08.027. Epub 2020 Dec 3.

Author

Ju-Hyoung Lee¹

Affiliation

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Predoctoral Clinical Education, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea; Associate Professor, Daegu Dental Clinic Center for the Disabled, Kyungpook National University Dental Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: jus2u@knu.ac.kr.

PMID: 33280828
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.08.027

Abstract

The failure of an implant that supports an implant-supported fixed partial denture (ISFPD) may result in a failure of the prosthesis. Although fabricating a new ISFPD after replacing the implant is ideal, patients may hope to reuse the existing ISFPD because of financial constraints. A technique for rescuing a 6-unit metal-ceramic ISFPD with computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) technology is described.

MeSH terms

Ceramics
Computer-Aided Design
Dental Implants*
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
Denture, Partial, Fixed
Humans

Substances

Dental Implants